Lyman and Dillon Dies

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bow shot
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Lyman and Dillon Dies

Post by bow shot »

Not that I plan on purchasing these, its just a curiosity question..

Is there a reason that I never hear of folks using Lyman or Dillon dies?

I'm happy with my Lee, redding, and Wilson..
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Re: Lyman and Dillon Dies

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I use Lyman for all my pistol reloading. Love the "M" expander die and would recommend it to anyone loading straight walled cartridges.
Forster is my prefered bottle neck die maker
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Re: Lyman and Dillon Dies

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Yup it seems that Lyman and Dillon seem to have the straight wall segment.

Just curious why Lee, RCBS, Hornady seem to float above them in estimation for bottle-neck applications..

Wilson, Forster, Redding, Neil Jones: that I understand...
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Re: Lyman and Dillon Dies

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I truly, truly LOVE my Dillon pistol dies. IF you have a problem, no big deal - pull the clip remove the center of the body, take care of the problem, and back in place....takes about 30 seconds max.

I have Hornady, RCBS, Lee, and Lyman, but prefer the Dillon.

Also prefer the Dillon or Lee for the crimp die - their crimp is just right.
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